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<div>'''''Associated Student Bodies''''', abbreviated as ASB, was a series of eight adult comic books produced by [[Lance Rund]] and [[Chris McKinley]] in the 1990's. It has become a staple comic of the [[Furry fandom]] and most every furry art aficionado is familiar with it on some level.<br />
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The story of ASB revolves around a young lion, Daniel, who goes off to college to share a dorm with a wolf, Marcus, and an entire floor of predominantly homosexual roommates of various species. The series accounts Daniel's discovery of his own same-sex feelings for Marcus, dealing with being gay in a hostile environment, and reconciling his feelings with his family and faith.<br />
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The series has inspired yearly calendar addendums, art print portfolios, and t-shirts. It was written by Lance Rund to be a complete story with a definitive beginning and end, and so it has not continued beyond its original eight issues. Before the reprint in 2004, issues of ASB could fetch $50 to $100 or more on various furry auction venues, such as [[FurBid]] and [[FurEAuction]].<br />
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The series ran from 1998 to 2000, with a hardcover "yearbook" collection of all eight issues published in 2004.<br />
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==Related musical projects==<br />
On July 21, 1999, Lance announced work on an ASB soundtrack. As a sneak preview, he posted a link to a song by a professional musician and friend of his, Adam Browne, called "Secret Love" for which Lance had written the lyrics. The project never resulted in a finished product.<br />
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[[Prayer For Danny]], a song by [[Hali]], appears to have been inspired by Associated Student Bodies.<br />
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==Impact==<br />
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A 2010 review of a furry novella set in college opened, "When Associated Student Bodies hit it big in 1998 and 1999, it opened the floodgates for what’s become a dominant form of furry storytelling, especially in comics: the collegiate slice-of-life tale."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120412013655/http://www.weaselwordsmith.com/2010/04/11/there-are-so-many-better-things-to-see-than-spots/ There Are So Many Better Things to See Than Spots]. Posted by Jakebe on April 11th, 2010 Retrieved June 16, 2011.(Archive.org copy)</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[The Adventures of Queerman]] - comic inspired by ASB and created by Chris McKinley (did most of ASB art)<br />
*[[Incontinent Student Bodies]] - a [[babyfur]] parody of ASB.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* http://www.arclight.net/asb/ - Associated Student Bodies website (defunct)<br />
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